United States Third Circuit

In an action to interpret certain provisions of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) requiring federal prisons to withdraw certain amounts from prisoner trust accounts to pay court filing fees, the court concludes that Congress intended to cap the monthly debit for filing fees at 20 percent of a prisoner's monthly income, even where an inmate owes more than one filing fee.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/10/2015
• Published 04/10/2015

Judges

• McKee

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel